Weekend Wildcard - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by the Beatles

Whether you had a good 2016 or a dreadful one, remember, life goes on!

This Weekend's Wildcard is Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by the Beatles. This is off of their 1968 self-titled album commonly referred to as The White Album. Hope everyone has a fun night celebrating the New Year. Stay safe!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Pale King by Testament

Today's Metal Track is Pale King by Testament. This is off of their Brotherhood of the Snake album which just came out in October. This song is chocked full of tight and crisp riffs by Skolnick and Peterson. My favorite part though is the outro following the last solo.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Guerilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine

It has to start somewhere
It has to start sometime
What better place than here?
What better time than now?

Today's Metal Track is Guerilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine off of their 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles. This song speaks of the exploitation of garment workers at the hands of companies like Gap. The workers shown at the beginning of the video are actual Unite! union workers playing themselves. The video even spoofs the popular Gap commercials with the band playing against an all white background.

Lights Out
Guerilla Radio
Turn that $#!+ Up!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Rock Out by Motorhead

A year ago today we lost the legendary Lemmy Kilmister. What better way to honor him than to Rock Out!

Today's Metal Track is Rock Out off of Motorhead's 2008 album Motorizer.

RIP Lemmy

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Blazing Star by Dethklok

Today's Metal Track is Blazing Star by Dethklok. This song comes from their 2013 special Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem. I still have yet to watch the whole thing.

And since Star Wars is all the rage right now I'd like to remind you that Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) is one of the voice actors on the show. Which is also the connection I'm making to say RIP Carrie Fisher :(

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Faith (cover) by Limp Bizkit

RIP George Michael. Today's Metal Track is a cover of Faith by Limp Bizkit.

Easy Like Sunday Mornin Track - Christmas in Dixie by Alabama

Merry Christmas everyone! Today's Easy Like Sunday Track is Christmas in Dixie by Alabama. Hope Santa was good to you like he was to us!

Weekend Wildcard - Thirty-Three by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tomorrow's just an excuse away
So I pull my collar up and face the cold... on my own

Well I hate to go against my rule of no re-posts but I have to today for my birthday. This Weekend's Wildcard is Thirty-Three by The Smashing Pumpkins. This is off of their 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

The sun is out and up and down again
I know I'll make it, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the earth
And you can make it last, forever you

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Ashes Ashes by Napalmpom

Heard this track on Shameless today and decided to look it up. It is used in the closing scenes where Carl punches a kid who is trying to haze him. No one messes with him after that. Never heard of the band before but this is pretty jamming track. You can tell from the YouTube comments that a lot of other folks discovered it the same way I did.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Alaska by Between the Buried and Me

Today's Metal Track is Alaska by Between the Buried and Me. This is the title track off of their 2005 album by the same name. This song is pretty brutal and may be too much for many. But that intro is so sweet I don't know how you couldn't like it.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Bodies by Danzig

Today's Metal Track is Bodies by Danzig. This is off of their 1992 album Danzig III: How the Gods Kill. Chuck makes the drums look so fun to play in the video. Not quite as much as the ZZ Top cover band dude, but still fun.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Harbinger by Protest the Hero

Today's Metal Track is Harbinger by Protest the Hero. This is off of their latest album Pacific Myth which was just released last year. The band decided to ditch the record labels and go the crowdfunding route for this album.

I wish I had been paying closer attention and check out what they were doing. They had exclusive pre-order options like $10 digital downloads that would put your name in the thank you list on the digital liner notes. Probably the most interesting option was $1,250 to attend a pizza party with three friends at one of the band member's house.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Cool #9 by Joe Satriani

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Cool #9 by Joe Satriani. This is the opening track off of his 1995 self-titled album. This live performance was taken from 2006 when he had a much cooler hair cut.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Bettie Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Bettie Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes. This track was originally written and composed in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon and recorded by DeShannon later that year. It did not become a hit until it was recorded by Kim in 1981 for her Mistaken Identity album. The song won both Song and Record of the year at the 1982 Grammy Awards.

Weekend Wildcard - Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins

Unleash your inner Archer and enjoy this Weekend's Wildcard. This is Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins. It is another outstanding song composed by the great Giorgio Moroder. And just in case you have been living under rock, this song was written for the film Top Gun.

At the time this video came out the Navy claimed it was "the most effective recruiting poster ever produced."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Bloodline by Slayer

Today's Metal Track is Bloodline by Slayer. I was fortunate enough to see them live earlier this year and was extremely impressed with their performance. I assumed they would be mailing it in at this point but they definitely crushed it!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Secular Haze by Ghost

Today's Metal Track is Secular Haze by Ghost. This is off of the Swedish metal band's 2013 album Infestissumam. They did a good job making this video look and feel like it was from the 70s.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Hourglass by Lamb of God

You finally made it home
Draped in the flag that you fell for
And so it goes
The ashes of the wake
It's only getting worse...

Today's Metal Track is Hourglass by Lamb of God. This is off of their 2003 album Ashes of the Wake.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Governed by Contagions by At the Drive In

Today's Metal Track is a brand new track from At The Drive In. This is the first new material released by the band since I believe 2000. This was Omar and Cedric's band prior to them forming The Mars Volta. I was bummed when The Mars Volta broke up but as I was telling Jamie, as long as these two are making music together, I don't care what they call it.

This outstanding track is Governed by Contagions. Can't wait to hear what else they come out with in 2017.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Pastures by Plini

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Pastures by Plini. This is off of his debut album Handmade Cities which came out earlier this year. This is a remix of a song he recorded about 5 years ago with a previous project named Halcyon.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Hold On by Wilson Phillips

Get your hairbrush microphones ready girls. Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Hold On by Wilson Phillips. This female trio consists of the daughters of Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) and John and Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas). This track is off of their 1990 self-titled debut album.

Weekend Wildcard - What I Like About You by The Romantics

This Weekend's Wildcard is What I Like About You by the Romantics. This is off of their 1980 self-titled debut album. The band sued Activision because they used a soundalike version of the song in their Guitar Hero game which allowed them to no pay royalties to the band. The judge ultimately decided in favor of the game developer.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Parabola by Tool

Today's Metal Track is Parabola by Tool. This is off of their 2001 album Lateralus. The music video includes the three minute song Parabol which is the lead-in to Parabola on the album. As much as Tool likes numerical references, I'm surprised they didn't title the song y=x^2 which is the basic function for a parabola.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Primal Concrete Sledge by Pantera

Today marks 12 years since the legendary Dimebag was tragically taken from us. In his honor, today's Metal Track is Primal Concrete Sledge off of their 1990 album Cowboys From Hell. Most fans consider this their true debut album. The song clocks in at a mere 2:13. I never really noticed that it was that short growing up. The YouTube clip has a minute of silence at the end. As one comment mention, a minute of silence for Dime.

RIP Dimebag!!!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Leave Me Alone by Jerry Cantrell

Today's Metal Track is Leave Me Alone by Jerry Cantrell. This was Jerry's first ever solo recording and came after Alice in Chains last album with Layne Staley. The song features Jerry's AIC band mate, Sean Kinney, on drums.

It was recorded for The Cable Guy soundtrack in 1996 and was used to promote the movie with through this music video. I believe it played during the closing credits of the movie. I love that movie!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Luna by Deafheaven

Today's Metal Track is Luna by Deafheaven. This is off of their newest album New Bermuda which came out last year. I don't know how the drummer does it. I would pass out. I know there is a lot going on here but don't give up on it too easily. If it is too heavy, at least listen from 6:05 on.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day (Hosted by Donovan) - Violence of the Red Sea by Earthless

Today's Instrumental track is by Earthless, a "stoner metal" trio from San Diego, and they're playing at King's in downtown Raleigh this Sunday!

There's elements of Hendricks and Zeppelin, along with Japanese and even German psychedelic rock in their music. Most songs are 20+ minutes long, and are all impressive.



Bill Burr saw them, and described them perfectly in his Podcast

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds. This was released on The Breakfast Club soundtrack in 1985. It was featured in the opening and closing credit of the film. Since then it has been used in numerous films and TV shows including American Pie, Futurama, Family Guy, Pitch Perfect, and Bob's Burgers.

The band initially turn down the song but reluctantly accepted after encouragement from their label. They didn't like the idea of recording music they didn't record. The band did rearrange it before recording it so they deserve some credit for that. Prior to the song being offered Simple Minds, the song was turned down by The Fixx, Bryan Ferry, and Billy Idol.

Weekend Wildcard - She's a Beauty by The Tubes

This Weekend's Wildcard is She's a Beauty by The Tubes. This is off of their 1983 album Inside Outside. This is one of those songs you likely won't remember until you hear it.

"She'll give you every penny's worth
but it will cost you a dollar first"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Cassandra Gemini by The Mars Volta

Realized today that I haven't posted Mars Volta in awhile. Today's Metal Track is Cassandra Gemini off of their 2005 album Frances the Mute. When the CD was released this 32 minute track was split into track 5 thru 12 because otherwise the band would have only been paid for an EP instead of a full album. STupid record companies. The splits in the song were random and didn't match the song's five movements. If you buy it online today it comes as one track like was intended.

Strap in for a 32 minute jam!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Alison Hell by Annihilator

Today's Metal Track is Alison Hell by Annihilator. Heard this on the radio on the way home tonight. This is the title track off of the Canadian band's 1989 debut album Alice in Hell. The music video states that this is based on a true story of a little girl in Montreal but I have no idea is if is true or not.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Price is Wrong by Periphery

The Price is Wrong Bob!

Today's Metal Track is The Price is Wrong by Periphery. This is the opening track off of their most recent album Periphery III: Select Difficulty. I'm assuming the song title is a reference to the classic Bob Barker fight scene in Happy Gilmore.



Here is the scene in case you have not seen it.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Post American World by Megadeth

If you don't like where we're going
Then you won't like what's coming next
What will we look like?
In a post American world
Why cower to all those
Who oppose the American world?

Today's Metal Track is Post American World by Megadeth. This is off of their latest album Dystopia which came out this past January.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - James Franco by Polyphia

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is James Franco by Polyphia. This ridiculously catchy tune is off of their 2015 album Muse. I'm not sure if there is any connection to James Franco other than maybe them being fans. Wonder if they had to have his permission.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver. This is off of their 2004 debut album Contraband. The song is about Weiland's struggle with drug addiction and its impact on his relationship with his wife who plays herself in the video. Scott finally lost his battle last year.

RIP Scott!

Weekend Wildcard - Twilight Zone by Golden Earring

This Weekend's Wildcard is Twilight Zone by Golden Earring. This is off of the Dutch band's 1982 album Cut. It was inspired by the 1980 novel The Bourne Identity. Yes, the one that was made into a trilogy starring Matt Damon. I never would have guessed there was a connection between the two.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Puritania by Dimmu Borgir

In honor of Black Friday today's Metal Track is Puritania from the Norwegian Black Metal band Dimmu Borgir. This is off of their 2001 album Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia. Hope everyone survived out there today!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Sad Statue by System of Down

You and me will all go down in history,
With a sad Statue of Liberty,
And a Generation that didn't agree.

Today's Metal Track is Sad Statue by System of a Down. This is off of their 2005 album Mezmerize which was the first part of their Mezmerize/Hypnotize album. I read recently that they are getting together to start working on a new album.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Isak by Baroness

Today's Metal Track is Isak by Baroness. This id off of their 2007 Red Album. It's a little more rough around the edges compared to their newer stuff but that is part of the appeal.

Isak
Hands in the ground
Buried traces of sound scream

Hem in the seed
Water to salt
Salt into rain

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - I, Zombie by White Zombie

Today's Metal Track is I, Zombie by White Zombie. This is off of their 1995 album Astro Creep 2000. We listen to this one fairly often because it follows Jack's favorite song "Grease Paint and Monkey Brains." Every time this song comes on Jack says "Is this the one where the girl screams?"

I'm not sure how well it would work but I think it would be cool to incorporate this into The Walking Dead somehow.

Scott's Instrumental Track of the Day - Too Many Humans by Buckethead

What better way deal with a case of the Mondays than the sweet smooth sounds of Buckethead. This is Too Many Humans off of his 2004 album Population Override. This was Buckethead's first full album in collaboration with keyboardist Travis Dickerson.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant. The song was written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon and was released on Cetera's 1986 album Solitude/Solitaire. Caldwell also recorded his on version and released it on his 1988 album Heart of Mine.

Weekend Wildcard - One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx

"The impression that you sell
Passes in and out like a scent
But the long face that you see comes from living close
To your fears
If this is up then I'm up but you're running out of sight
You've seen your name on the walls
And when one little bump leads to shock miss a beat
You run for cover and there's heat, why don't they:

Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another"

This Weekend's Wildcard is One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx. This is opening track off of their 1983 album Reach the Beach. It would turn out to be the band's biggest hit.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Spit Out the Bone by Metallica

Happy Album Release Day! Eight years after Death Magnetic, Metallica has finally released their 10th studio album Hardwired... To Self Destruct. I haven't listened all the way through the album yet but I've heard enough to know it's awesome. Today's Metal Track particularly stuck out to me. It is the closing track on the album and is accompanied by a sweet music video including killer robots, martial arts, and an electric chair! The power engineer in me immediately noticed the nice touch with the power lines with the electric waves being 120 degrees out of phase with each other.

This is Spit Out the Bone

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - ManUnkind by Metallica

Metallica's new album comes out tomorrow and they have been releasing all of their songs and many of them have videos to go with them. So far this one wins for best video. It's equal parts brutal, metal, and funny. I especially love the home video style footage.

Watch Metallica perform as young black metal artists in today's Metal Track, ManUNkind off of their new album Hard Wired...To Self-Destruct.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Before I Forget by Slipknot

Well Before I Forget to post again, Wednesday's Metal Track is Before I Forget by Slipknot. This is off of their 2005 album Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses). This track won a Grammy in 2006 for Best Metal Performance. It was also listed as AOL's top metal song of the decade. Didn't know that was a thing but hey, neat.

Producer Rick Rubin tried to get Corey to change the chorus because it wasn't catchy enough but Corey wouldn't budge. It's funny because IMO it is one of their catchiest songs.

"Stapled shut, inside an outside world and I'm
Sealed in tight, bizarre but right at home
Claustrophobic, closing in and I'm
Catastrophic, not again"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Entrance of the Conflagration by Trivium

Today's Metal Track is Entrance of the Conflagration by Trivium. This is off of their 2006 album The Crusade. A common theme among the album is famous killings. This song is about Andrea Yates who drowned her 5 children back in 2001. Very sad story.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - The Story of Light by Steve Vai

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is The Story of Light by Steve Vai. This is the opening and title track off of his 2012 album by the same name. It does have some spoken words sprinkled throughout the song by a Russian girl. I don't speak Russian but I know at least at the beginning she says "This is the Story of Light". Not sure about the rest and it doesn't really matter. Just listen to the music.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Take My Breath Away by Berlin

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Take My Breath Away by Berlin. This was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock and performed by Berlin for the movie Top Gun. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1986. The director and producers of the film decided to add more romantic scenes between Maverick and Charlie in order to feature this song.

Weekend Wildcard - Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant

This Weekend's Wildcard is Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant. This is off of his 1982 album Killer on the Rampage. The single was later released in the US the following year and became a big hit.

Electric Avenue is a reference to the first section to get lights in the market area of Brixton, South of London. It poor area populated mainly by Caribbean immigrants. Tension in the area led to violence in the streets known as the 1981 Brixton Riot.

"Down in the street there is violence

And a lots of work to be done
No place to hang out our washing
And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Battle by Overkill

Can I interest you nothing?
Yea, I think you'll be pleased
If you're looking for war
Open the 1 2 3 Door!

Today's Metal Track is Battle by Overkill. This is the opening track off of their 1996 album The Killing Kind. Outstanding track that I overlook for years because this is one album of their I don't own. I first heard it on their Wrecking Everything Live CD.

Happy Veterans Day to all of you veterans out there! Thanks for fighting the 'Battle' so we can enjoy our freedom!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Low Self Opinion by Rollins Band

Get yourself a break from self rejection
Try some introspection
And you just might find
It's not so bad and anyway
At the end of the day
All you have is yourself and your mind

Today's Metal Track is Low Self Opinion by Rollins Band. This is off of their 1992 album The End of Silence. The album cover features a drawing of the sun that matches the tattoo on Rollins' back. The tattoo was done by Rick Spellman who is also the tattoo artist for Glenn Danzig.

There is one chord they hit in this song that sounds just like one of the main chord in Alice in Chains' Rooster.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - White Wine Spritzer by Okilly Dokilly

Howdilly Doodilly there neighbors. Today's Metal Track is White Wine Spritzer by the Ned Flanders inspired band Okilly Dokilly. This is off of their upcoming debut album Howdilly Doodilly which comes out this Friday. They pull off the Ned Flanders look pretty well in the video.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - We're Doomed by Melvins

In honor of today's Presidential election, today's Metal Track is We're Doomed by Melvins. This is off of their 2012 EP The Bulls & the Bees. The band released 500 vinyl copies of the album with 4 variants of the album cover and 7 variants of the sleeve making 28 different versions total.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Mammoth by Pelican

Be careful, today's track might hit the brown note!

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Mammoth by Pelican. This sludgy mammoth of a track is off of their 2001 self-titled debut EP. An extended version of this track was recorded and released on their 2007 EP titled Pink Mammoth.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Mother/Dirty Work Mashup by Steely Danzig

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is an odd mashup of Steely Dan and Danzig or wait for it... Steely Danzig. The guy who came up with this mashup, Demi Adejuyigbe, has put together some great mashups in the past based on puns. This track blends the smooth sounds of Steely Dan and the powerful voice of Glenn Danzig.

Thanks to Kyle Fox for showing this to me!

Weekend Wildcard - I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman

This Weekend's Wildcard is I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman. This was recorded for the 1984 movie Streets of Fire. For the film, the song was sung by Radio Shack employee Winston Ford. The film director said that he thought that was the version that was supposed to come out. However, Dan Hartman ended up recording his own version and that 's the version that got released. It turn Hartman into an overnight sensation.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - From Sinking by Isis

Today's Metal Track is From Sinking by Isis. This is off of their 2002 album Oceanic. This album is about a man who falls in love with a woman only to find out she is an incestuous relationship with her brother. This drives him to commit suicide by drowning.

"From sinking sands he stepped into light's embrace"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Book of Sand (The Abomination) by At the Gates

Today's Metal Track is The Book of Sand (The Abomination) by At the Gates. This is off of their 2014 album At War with Reality. This was the Swedish band's first album since breaking up back in 1996. And a nice comeback it was. The album received great reviews across the board.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Moth by Death Angel

Today's Metal Track is The Moth by Death Angel. If you like thrash and haven't checked these guys out you are missing out. This is off of their most recent album The Evil Divide. While this does not share the same name as the album, it is the title track. The album title is featured in the lyrics and the cover features a sweet skull themed moth.

Scott's Metal Track if the Day - Into the Void by Black Sabbath

Today's Metal Track is Into the Void by heavy metal legends Black Sabbath. I love the smooth, crawling intro leading into that raw, old school riff from the riffmaster himself, Toni Iommi. This is off of their 1971 album Master of Reality.

James Hetfield has stated this is his favorite Sabbath track. Need I say more?

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Tethys by Conquering Dystopia

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Tethys by Conquering Dystopia which is Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow. This is off of their self titled debut album which was released in 2014. Enjoy this playthrough!

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Honesty by Billy Joel

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Honesty by Billy Joel. This is off of his 1978 album 52nd Street. The album won two Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. This song has been covered and sampled many times. It was even covered by Beyonce in 2008.

Weekend Wildcard - Someboby's Watching Me by Rockwell

In honor of Halloween coming up, this Weekend's Wildcard is Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell. This was the title track and lead single off of his 1984 debut album by the same name. If you think it sounds like Michael Jackson at times, that's because it is. Michael sings the chorus and his brother Jermaine Jackson provides some backing vocals.

Most of you will probably remember this from the GEICO commercials a few years back.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day of the Day - Lola Montez by Volbeat

Today's Metal Track is Lola Montez by Volbeat. This is off of the Danish metal band's 2013 album Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies. This song is about Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld. She was an Irish dancer who was better know by her stage name Lola Montez. She was the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and used her influence for liberal reform in the 1800s.

Wherever she walks
She'll be captivating all the men
Don't look in her eyes
You might fall and find the love of your life heavenly
But she'll catch you in her web
The love of your life, yeah.

Scott's Rap Metal Track of the Day - I'm the Man by Anthrax

Today's Rap Metal Track is I'm the Man by Anthrax. This is off of their 1987 EP by the same name. This is just the guys having fun. The main riff is a parody of the Jewish folk song Hava Nagila. It is also chocked full of samples from Public Enemy, Metallica, Beastie Boys and a primal scream from comedian Sam Kinison.

The chorus and title is take from a line in the movie Easy Money. During this scene, Julio is outside his fiance's window trying get her to take him back. He is being fed lines from his friend who is hiding under a bush. "I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm so bad I deserve detention, I'm the man"

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - A Favor House Atlantic by Coheed and Cambria

Good eye, sniper
Here I'll shoot, you run

Today's 'Emo' Metal Track is A Favor House Atlantic by Coheed and Cambria. This is off of their 2003 album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3.

I can't say exactly what this song is about but it has some relevance to the Amory Wars comics where Claudio, Ambellina, and Sizer arrive at the House Atlantic with Al the Killer on the Velorium Camper (A ship). The House Atlantic is one the main bases of the villain, Wilhelm Ryan. When they get there, Jesse's forces are already there battling Wilhelm Ryan's forces.

This isn't the official video but the official one has nothing to do with the story so I chose the animated one.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Out ta Get Me by Guns N' Roses

Today's Metal Track is Out ta Get Me by Guns N' Roses off of their 1987 landmark debut album Appetite For Destruction. It's also fun to listen to while running ("They won't catch me!"). I've always loved the attitude and passion behind Axl's voice on this track.

"'Cause I got somethin'
I been buildin' up inside
For so f*@#in' loooong!!!"

"Take that one to heart"

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Escaping by Kiko Loureiro

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Escaping by Kiko Loureiro. This is off of his 2005 debut solo album No Gravity. Kiko is now the guitarist playing alongside Dave Mustaine in Megadeth. He joined them after Chris Broderick left the band in 2014.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Miracle by Foo Fighters

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Miracle by Foo Fighters. This is off of the 2nd disc from their 2005 album double album In Your Honor. The 2nd disc consisted of only acoustic songs compared to the rock songs on the 1st disc. Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones plays piano on this track.

Weekend Wildcard - Suffragette City by David Bowie

Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am!

Hey Man! This Weekend's Wildcard is Suffragette City by David Bowie. This is off of his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Bowie offered this song to the band Mott the Hoople if they would forgo their plan to break up but they refused.

RIP Bowie!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Low Lands by Gojira

I can't say enough about today's Metal Track. You have to watch the video to get the full experience. It is simply stunning and gives me goosebumps. This is a very emotional song for the band and it is portrayed wonderfully through the video.

During the writing process for this album, the mother of the two founding brothers, Joseph and Mario, got sick and died. The video was directed by their cousin with help from their sister Gabrielle. I love the overlaid footage of Joe singing and with Mario playing drums.

The footage in the video surrounds their childhood home in France which they call 'Gayeres'. It was also the place where they first played and recorded music including most of their albums.

Today's Metal Track is Low Lands by Gojira off of their latest album Magma. Enjoy!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - What Drives the Weak by Shadows Fall

This time released security
Controlled dose of tranquility
Forgetfulness washes over me
Put to rest the voices of insanity

Only the cinders remain
As another night
Becomes a yesterday

Today's Metal Track is What Drives the Weak by Shadows Fall. This is off of their breakthrough 2004 album The War Within. The highlight for me is the breakdown at the 2:52 mark. The official video is out there on YouTube but the sound quality is terrible.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Our Finest Hour by Overkill

Today's Metal Track is brand new Overkill! There have been a lot of brand new metal songs I've posted lately and I'm loving it. This is Our Finest Hour which was just posted to YouTube today. It is the title track off of their upcoming album by the same name. The new album will be release November 4th. These guys guys never slow down.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Blood Moon by Giraffe Tongue Orchestra

Today's Metal Track is Blood Moon by Giraffe Tongue Orchestra. This is a super group consisting of Brent Hinds (Mastodon), William DuVall (Alice in Chains), Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Thomas Prigden (The Mars Volta), and Pete Griffin (Dethklok). This is off of their debut album Broken Lines which came out last month.

Very brutal, strange, and awesome video.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - The Levitated by Scale the Summit

Today's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day is The Levitated by Scale the Summit. This is off of their 2011 album Collective. Pretty sweet and smooth track. Enjoy and relax.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship. This is off of their 1987 album No Protection but the music video was released in 1986 as the theme song to the movie Mannequin. The song received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song but lost to Dirty Dancing's (I've Had) The Time of My Life.

Weekend Wildcard - Love Removal Machine by The Cult

Check this one!

This Weekend's Wildcard is Love Removal Machine by The Cult. This is off of the British band's 1987 album Electric. The video gets bonus points for the Seinfeld puffy shirt.

Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby I fell from the sky

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Only by Nine Inch Nails

Less concerned about fitting into the world
Your world that is
Cause it doesn't really matter anymore

Today's Metal Track is Only by Nine Inch Nails. This is off of his 2005 album With Teeth. This video has some pretty sweet CGI especially the pin art animations of Trent's face.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - My Curse by Killswitch Engage

Just got done watching a series of Killswitch music videos with the boys in my lap. They ate it up and so did I.

Today's Metal Track is My Curse off of their 2006 album As Daylight Dies. This song is about a man mourning over his dead lover. The man's "curse" is that he is trapped in a life where he is unable to be with the woman he loves.

This is one of their most popular songs. The video version uses cleaner vocals than the original version to make it more accessible. Both versions are good, just depends on your taste.

I prefer the original especially for the screams in the outro. Check out both
"There is love (THERE IS LOVE!!!)"



Here is the original

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Symptom of Terminal Illness by The Dillinger Escape Plan

Today's Metal Track is a new track from The Dillinger Escape Plan. This is Symptom of Terminal Illness off of their upcoming album Dissociation which comes out this Friday. This is one of the more melodic songs I've heard from these guys. I dig it!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Failure by Devin Townsend Project

Today's Metal Track is Failure by Devin Townsend Project. This is off of his new album Transcendence which came out last month. Devin produced this album himself with Periphery bassist Adam "Nolly" Getgood.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - The Brain Dance by Animals as Leaders

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is brand spanking new music from Animals as Leaders. This is The Brain Dance off of their upcoming album titled The Madness of Many. I just found out about this today. It comes out November 11. This song pretty much all acoustic and it's beautiful. Looking forward to the rest of the album.

I see two versions of this song out on YouTube. This one and one posted by Sumerian Records that is less than 4 minutes. Not sure why they didn't post the full version.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Ride the Wind by Poison

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is appropriate for Hurricane Matthew getting on out of here. This is Ride the Wind by Poison off of their 1990 album Flesh & Blood.

It's been so long since I've heard this song that I kind of forgot about it. I threw in my Poison Greatest Hits CD in the truck the other day and this came on. Great song.

And the night she whispers
Ride the wind
Never coming back until I touch the midnight sun

Weekend Wildcard - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr

This Weekend's Wildcard is St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr. This is the theme song for the 1985 movie St. Elmo's Fire which starred Rob Lowe, Emilo Esteves, Demi Moore, and Judd Nelson. These actors are apart of the group of actors labeled as the Brat Pack. I must confess though, I've never seen the movie.

I love the way John Parr's fro bounces with his enthusiasm.

Scott's Metal Track of The Day - Clockworks by Meshuggah

Today's Metal Track is a brutal offering by Meshuggah. This is Clockworks off of their album The Violent Sleep of Reason which was just released today. It's been getting a lot of hype from the reviews I've read. The video has some pretty crazy visuals and ends with a Mount Rushmore style sculpture of the band members' heads.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Angry Chair by Alice In Chains

Loneliness is not a phase
Field of pain is where I graze
Serenity is far away

Saw my reflection and cried, hey
So little hope that I died, oh
Feed me your lies, open wide, hey
Weight of my heart, not the size, oh

Today's Metal Track is Angry Chair by Alice In Chains. This is off of their 1992 landmark album Dirt. This is one of the few songs written entirely by Layne Staley, meaning guitar and lyrics. Cantrell would often write lyrics for Layne but it was rare for Layne to write the music. Layne would also play guitar on this song during concerts.

RIP Layne!



And you have to check out this fan made video from back in the day. It's creepy, awesome and hilarious. Kudos to these girls.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Trampled Under Hoof by Mastodon

Today's Metal Track is Trampled Under Hoof by Mastodon. This is old school Mastodon off of their 2002 debut album Remission. I like how they refined their sound on the couple of albums after this but I love the rawness on this first album.

Special Album Review: Dan Cummins - Storm (Out Today!)

On his sophomore effort, Storm, Dan Cummins puts together tons of great riffs with exceptional solos to create some heavy and catchy songs. Dan plays all instruments will the exception of the drums. For that, he brought in his Delorean band mate, Adam Satterwhite, who does an excellent job as usual.

The opening track, Tempest, kicks off the album with lots of energy and a chorus that has been stuck in my head all week. "Wake me when's it's over..." Next up is the album’s lead single, Eye on Me, which is the most mainstream track on the album with catchy riffs and a great solo. That is followed up by two solid tracks, Revolution and Hyperventilate, which are on the heavier side and the metal head in me is always going to be partial to the heavy songs.

Pendulum is one of my favorite tracks and my favorite vocal performance of Dan’s on the album. It’s also got an awesome Tool inspired riff that sets it apart. The album closes out with the longest song on the album, Arrival, clocking in at just under 13 minutes with the final epic 90 seconds invoking my inner Dethlkok!

Two of my favorite tracks on the album are the two instrumental tracks. First is Hypomania which is a funky metal track that is reminiscent of one of Dan’s influences, Joe Satriani. I told Dan that he should have named it Dan Boogie similar to Satch Boogie. Maybe on the next album. The other instrumental track, Triage, is my favorite on the album. It’s the thrashiest of all the songs and has my favorite solo on the album.

The one question I have for Dan: Now that the album is complete, is it time to work on the next Delorean album?

Available now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/storm/id1156279595

Here is the lead single and Scott's Metal Track of the Day, Eye on Me:

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Valley of Eternity by Marty Friedman

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Valley of Eternity by Marty Friedman. This is off of his 1992 solo album Scenes. This album is on the lighter side compared to all of his work prior to this release. Former Megadeth band mate Nick Menza provided drums on this album.

RIP Nick

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen. This song was written for the the 1987 film Dirty Dancing by Franke Previte and John DeNicola who also wrote (I've Had) The Time of My Life for the film.

For some reason, I doubt that the girl in the video is actually playing the saxophone. 

Weekend Wildcard - 1st of tha Month by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up
It's the first of the month
So get up, get up, get up
So cash your checks and come on

This Weekend's Wildcard is 1st of tha Month by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. This is off of their 1995 album E. 1999 Eternal and is still one of their biggest hits.

The song contains a sample from the Chapter 8 and Anita Baker song "I Just Want to Be Your Girl" and an interpolation of the "wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, get up, get up, get up, get up" chant from Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing".

I've been meaning to post this one for awhile but I kept missing the Saturdays that fell on the 1st. I finally set a calendar reminder, lol.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Sorceress by Opeth

In honor of Opeth's new album dropping today, today's Metal Track is the title track from that album, Sorceress. The band seems to still be heading down the progressive rock path away from their death metal roots. I just ordered it on vinyl but haven't had a chance to listen to it all the way through.

I've enjoyed a lot of these progressive rock track they've been putting our bu I'm hoping Akerfeldt will get the itch to record a death metal album again one of these days.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Third Day of a Seven Day Binge

We've only reached the third day...
Of a seven day binge
I can already see your name disintegrating from my lips

Today's Metal Track is Third Day of a Seven Day Binge by Marilyn Manson. This is off of his 2015 album Pale Emperor which is one of the best albums he has released. I love this track. Those chill guitar chords and had Manson's usual haunting vocals.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - It Remembers by Every Time I Die

Today's Metal Track is a brand new track by Every Time I Die. This is It Remembers off of their album Low Teens which was just released last week. As noted, this track features Brandon Urie of Panic! at the Disco on vocals. Song's got a great groove to it.

In Memory: Cliff Burton - 30 Years Later

Today marks 30 years since Cliff Burton was taken from us in a bus accident during the middle of the night in Sweden. The band was on tour for their legendary album Master of Puppets.

Cliff was a creative force within the band and fans are only left to wonder what the band would have been capable of if he was still alive today. His phenomenal writing and bass playing really shine on tracks such as For Whom the Bell Tolls, Orion, and his solo track Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth). He was so good on the bass that when James and Lars first heard him at a show, they went to see who was playing guitar only to find out that the sound was coming from Burton's bass.

In honor of Cliff, today's Metal Track is a collection of bass solos taken from the 1987 VHS Cliff 'Em All. My brother probably has this VHS sitting around his house somewhere. I believe it was later released on DVD.

RIP Cliff!

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Seriosity by Cloudkicker (Featuring Intronaut)

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Seriosity by Cloudkicker. This is taken from Ben's live performance with Intronaut in 2014 in Arlington, TX but the song was originally released in 2008 on his album The Map is Not the Territory. Ben doesn't normally play live shows so that is what makes this performance special.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins. This is off of their 1984 album Into the Gap.

The song was a major hit which actually became a problem for them. Alannah Currie said that their managers and the record company put a lot of pressure on them to write another song like Hold Me Now but they couldn't find the formula to create another one and that upset some of them.

Weekend Wildcard - You Dropped a Bomb on Me by The Gap Band

This Weekend's Wildcard is You Dropped a Bomb on Me by The Gap Band. This funky track is off of their 1982 album The Gap Band IV. The band centered around the three Wilson brothers Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert.

After the attacks on 9/11, this song was placed on Clear Channel's list of songs with questionable lyrics. They didn't ban the songs but noted that stations may not want to play them.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Aces High by Iron Maiden

Run, live to fly, fly to live. Aces high!

Today's Metal Track is a classic by Iron Maiden. This is Aces High off of their 1984 album Powerslave. The song is about the Battle of Britain in 1940 which was the first military battle to be fought with aircraft only. The lyrics are from the perspective of a British Royal Air Force Pilot who was fighting against the German Luftwaffe.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - I Just Want You by Ozzy Osbourne

Today's Metal Track is I Just Want You by Ozzy Osbourne. This is off of his 1995 album Ozzmosis. This is his only album to feature former Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, drummer Deen Castronovo and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. Steve Vai was suppose to be the guitarist on the album but was later replaced by Zakk.

I didn't remember this (probably because I was 7) but Ozzy announced in 1991 that he was retiring following the release of No More Tears. 25 years later and he is still going at it.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Backwards Marathon by Between the Buried and Me

Today's Metal Track is Backwards Marathon by Between the Buried and Me. This is off of their 2005 album Alaska. The vocals in the first two minutes will be a little harsh for most people but it calms down after that into a awesome melodic section that is the signature of the song.

It's raining...
It's raining...

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Helpless by Diamond Head

Today's Metal Track is a classic from Diamond Head. This is Helpless off of their debut 1980 album Lightning to the Nations. Metallica must have really been influenced by this album because they covered 4 of its 7 songs. They originally covered it as the opening track off on the $5.98 E.P. Garage Days Re-Revisited which came out in 1987 and later on their 2001 double album Garage Inc.

Some may say that Metallica benefited from the work of Diamond Head. While they did, I read a recent article in Guitar World where Diamond Head members are grateful and still receiving royalties which allow them to make music now.



Here is the Metallica version which I think destroys. I love the tone of the guitars and Hetfield's voice is fantastic.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Made of Tears by Joe Satriani

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Made of Tears by Joe Satriani. This is off of his 2006 album Super Colossal. Another impressive performance by Satch. Starting at the 4:35 is about 3 minutes of just nonstop godlike playing. Make sure you are watching at the 5:50 mark to see him play with his teeth!

First YouTube Comment: "What's the old saying about Satchmo? His hair moved to his arms to be closer to the music? Can't blame it."

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Look Away by Chicago

Today's Peyton on Sunday Morning Track, I mean Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Look Away by Chicago. This is off of their 1988 album Chicago 19. Yes that means their 19th album. I didn't realize they had that many. If you are a fan of black lingerie well this video is for you, lol.

Weekend Wildcard - Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) by Ween

I was talking with one of my colleagues about music recently and he told me to check out Ween. I have heard about them numerous times over the years but had never listened to them. They are a alt rock duo who go by their stage names of Dean and Gene Ween.

This Weekend's Wildcard is Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) off of their 1992 major label debut Pure Guava. The first thing that stuck out to me was how much they sounding like David Bowie. Thanks to Richie Field for the recommendation.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - I'm Broken by Pantera

It's Pantera Time!!!

Today's Metal Track is I'm Broken off of their 1994 album Far Beyond Driven. The breakdown in this song is so metal even horses head bang uncontrollably when it's blasted in the wild (See Below).

"One day we all will die, a cliched fact of life.
Force fed to make us heed."


Most Metal Horse Ever

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Lost Viking by Dethklok

Lost... But still... We Ride!
Search... Until.. We Die!

Today's Metal Track is the tale of five vikings who are on their way to fight a battle but once they are far away they realized they've left their map at home. So they keep riding and riding searching for their battle. They come upon a witch and because they were too embarrassed to tell them they were lost they lied and said that they ride for hire. She offers them a map but they are too proud and continue on riding and remain lost. LOL

I tell people all the time how much Dethklok and Amon Amarth sound alike. This is the best example of that. It sounds very similar to Pursuit of Vikings.

This is Lost Vikings:

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Drumhead Trial by Protest the Hero

Coming to you from an airplane in Atlanta today's Metal Track is Drumhead Trial by Protest the Hero. This is off of their most recent album Volition. If you couldn't tell I've been listening to this album a lot lately. It gets better everytime. I highly recommend it for those who like metal with no screaming.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Undone by All That Remains

Today's Metal Track is Undone (No, not the Sweater Song) by All That Remains. This is off of their 2008 album Overcome. This was the first of their albums not to be produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - At Dawn's Firts Light by Amon Amarth

About time for some more Viking Metal. Today's Metal Track is At Dawn's First Light by Swedish metal band Amon Amarth. This is off of their album Jomsviking which was released earlier this year.

Pretty brutal and awesome video. I like the accumulation of arrows in the band through out the video.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Only the Lonely by The Motels

We lie about each other's drinks
We live without each other
Thinking what anyone would do
Without me and you
It's like I told you
Only the lonely can play

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Only the Lonely by The Motels. Not to be confused with the Roy Orbison hit from 1960, this is off of the band's 1982 album All For One.

Weekend Wilcard - Gimme Shelter by Rolling Stones

By request from Liz, this Weekend's Wildcard is Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones. After she requested this, I realized that I have not posted any Stones tracks yet so it's about time we fixed that. She happened to pick one of my favorite Stones tracks so it worked out great.

This is the opening track off of their 1969 album Let it Bleed. Merry Clayton provides powerful vocals on this track. I know this song deserves more recognition but I'm about to head out for the night. Enjoy.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Walk With Me in Hell by Lamb of God

I remember the first time I listened to today's Metal Track. Back in college, Walden Raines burned me the latest Lamb of God album titled Sacrament. I was driving around in Mission Valley parking lot and I popped it into the CD player and this song came on. I was hooked immediately.

This is Walk With Me in Hell by Lamb of God:

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Living After Midnight by Judas Priest

I took the city about 1 AM... loaded, loaded

Today's Metal Track is Living After Midnight by Judas Priest. This is off of their landmark 1980 album British Steel. This might be the catchiest song they have ever released.

As a night owl myself, I can identify with this song!
Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Back to the Primitive by Soulfly

Back to the primitive
Screw all your politics
We got our life to live
The way we want to be.

Today's Metal Track is Back to the Primitive by Soulfly. The band formed in Phoenix but Max Cavalera, the band's founder, is from Brazil. This is the opening track off of their 2000 album Primitive.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - From the Pinnacle to the Pit by Ghost

Today's Metal Track is From the Pinnacle to the Pit by Ghost. This is off of the Swedish band's most recent album Meliora which was just released last year.

The band members have maintained anonymity so far. The musicians are referred to as Nameless Ghouls and the lead singer is named Papa Emeritus. On this album Papa Emeritus II is replaced on vocals by Papa Emeritus III. But these are actually the same person.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Electric Sunrise by Plini

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Electric Sunrise by Plini. When I last posted a track from the Australian artist, he had yet to release an album. This is the opening track off of his debut album Handmade Cities which just came out about a week ago.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - God Gave Rock and Roll to You II by Kiss

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is God Gave Rock and Roll to You by Kiss. This is a cover of the British band Argent's 1973 song titled God Gave Rock and Roll to You. Kiss recorded it for the 1991 film Bill & Ted's Bogus journey where Keanu Reeves turn in the performance of our lifetime. It was also later included on Kiss's 1992 album Revenge.

Weekend Wildcard - Caught Up in You by 38 Special

So caught up in you, little girl

This Weekend's Wildcard is Caught Up in You by 38 Special. This is the opening track off of the band's 1982 album Special Forces. It became the band's first ever number 1 hit. We heard this today out on the lake listening to the Yacht Rock station on Satellite radio.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Voodoo Chold - Jimi Hendrix cover by Luna

Not really metal but Jason Bowman showed me this tonight and it's too awesome not to share. Today's track is a cover of Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child by Luna.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Prison Sex by Tool

Do unto others
What has been done to you

Today's Metal Track is Prison Sex by Tool. This is off of their second major-label album Undertow which was released in 1993.

I remember jamming to this song on the way to Canada with Jeremy and Brandon back in college.

From Maynard: "This song is about recognizing, identifying, the cycle of abuse within yourself. That's the first step of the process: realization; identifying. The next step is to work through it. But this song is about the first step in the process, which is recognizing."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Divine Intervention by Slayer

Today's Metal Track is Divine Intervention by Slayer. This is the title track off of their 1994 album by the same name. I listened to a lot of Slayer growing up but I didn't listen to this album. This track is worth posting for the opening riff alone.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Let Us Slay by Gwar

On Liquid Metal this morning they were doing a special on Gwar's annual Gwar-B-Q which is going on throughout this week in their hometown of Richmond. So in honor, today's Metal Track is Let Us Slay off of their 2009 album Lust in Space. Check out Liquid Metal all this week on SiriusXM for more coverage.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Irresistable by Deafheaven

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is a follow up to Friday's track, Dream House, by Deafheaven. Irresistible is the short interlude that follows Dream House and leads into the title track, Sunbather.

I know this particular track is not metal but it's wedged between two extremely metal songs.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Sleeping Dogs by Zakk Wylde

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Sleeping Dogs by Zakk Wylde. This is off of his Book of Shadows II album which was released earlier this year. The two Book of Shadows albums are the only solo albums Zakk has released and are separated by 10 years. They are both mostly acoustic and highlight the light side of Zakk Wylde.

Another version of this song includes a guest appearance by Corey Taylor of Slipknot.

Weekend Wildcard - Put Your Money On Me by The Struts

At a forum this week for work I shared with the group that I have this blog. Welcome to all of those folks who are now following. And thanks to Patrick Woods for recommending today's song. I had never heard of these guys.

This Weekend's Wildcard is Put Your Money On Me by The Struts. This is off of the English rock band's 2014 debut album Everybody Wants.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Dream House by Deafheaven

Today's Metal Track is Dream House by Deafheaven. This is the opening track off of their 2013 album Sunbather. This doozy of a track is filled different styles ranging from shoegaze, melodic, post-rock, screaming, and of course metal.

I know this is one of Jamie Nickerson's favorite songs and albums. Maybe he'll post here to provide a better review than me.

Update - Comments from Jamie:

Man. There are albums that I love and then there are albums that become an obsession. This was the latter and this song my favorite from the album. To the dismay of many purist black metal fans, they eschewed a lot of the genres production style as well as incorporated a lot of elements not typically found in black metal (to the point where I don't really even consider this a black metal album). A lot of people will talk about bands like Alcest having mixed shoegaze and post rock with black metal first - and they're right - but, in my opinion, no one has done it better than deafheaven. They just did everything right on this record. The story behind the creation, the logo font, the now iconic album cover, all meshed with an album that was already a cut above. It is one of the few times that I've listened to an album, and within the first few listens, KNEW I was listening to an album that would be heralded as a classic. Didn't take long to prove true.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Marigold by Periphery

Today's Metal Track of the Day is Marigold by Periphery. This is off of the band's latest album Periphery III: Select Difficulty which was released last month. The album title, like many of their past song titles, is inspired by the numerous video games that have the option to 'select difficulty.

The numbering of their albums is a little confusing. This is their fifth studio album but it is labeled as III. I read in my Guitar Magazine today that they treat their previous release, the double album Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, as separate since it was a concept album.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Five Magics by Megadeth

Give me alchemy, give me wizardry,
Give me sorcery, thermatology
Electricity, Magic if you please,
Master all of these, Bring him to his knees

Today's Metal Track is Five Magics by Megadeth. This is off of their legendary 1990 album Rust in Peace. I've always love the intro on this track. It's so nice they had to play it twice! And the solo at the end!

I also listened to the remastered version of this track and it's not as good. I also noticed that the lyrics I posted are in a different order in the remaster. 

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Insane by Korn

Today's Metal Track is Insane by Korn. This video was just released last night and will be the opening track on their upcoming album titled The Serenity of Suffering which comes out October 21.

I haven't really listened to much of their new stuff in the past 5 years or so. I didn't really get into their dubstep stuff they released but this sounds pretty good and the video is cool and dark.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Sliding Away by Jason Becker

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is a previously unreleased track by the legendary Jason Becker. It was recorded in 1990 but was just released yesterday. He wrote about it so I will just let him speak for it.

"I have decided to put some of my unreleased demos on YouTube. This was my first attempt at slide guitar. ALS had really gotten into my hands and arms, so they kept falling off the guitar. It was meant to be a vocal tune. David Lee Roth was touring at the time without me, which was totally fine with me. People felt sad for me, but I was happy because I could still do music."

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton (Cover)

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Tennessee Whiskey as performed by Chris Stapleton. This song was originally written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove and recorded by David Allan Coe for his 1981 album by the same name. Chris recorded this for his 2015 debut solo album Traveller.

Chris was first a song writer where he wrote 6 number one hits. So it is kind of ironic that one of his first number one hits as a performer was actually written by someone else. He performed this with Justin Timberlake on November 4, 2015 and sales for his album went up 6,000%! So that is why I chose to play that version of the song.

Weekend Wildcard - No Sleep till Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys

So Andrew and I have this ritual, when I wake him up in the morning to go to daycare and he hasn't pooped I start singing "No Poop till... dun dun... dun... dun Daycare! OK maybe it's just my ritual.

This Weekend's Wildcard is No Sleep till Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys. It's off of their 1987 debut album License to Ill. Kerry King from Slayer plays guitar on this track and is featured in the video although you may not recognize him with hair. Rick Rubin was the producer for both Slayer and the Beastie Boys.

The Beastie Boys changed some of the lyrics in the song later in their career because they were misogynistic.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Toxicity by System of a Down

Now, what do you own the world?
How do you own disorder, disorder

Today's Metal Track is Toxicity by System of a Down. This is the title track off of their break through 2001 album by the same name.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Hard Wired by Metallica (Guest host Stone)

How could the metal track of the day be anything but this?! Brand spankin' new Metallica!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Killer Wolf by Danzig

I am the Waaauf.. 

Today's Metal Track is Killer Wolf by Danzig. This is off of their 1990 album Danzig II: Lucifuge. Don't believe the YouTube comments. He doesn't actually say "I killed a Mexican" even though it sounds like it. He says "I curl up next to you."

Such an awesome bluesy metal track!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Disasterpiece by Slipknot (Guest host Kyle Lott)

Scott asked me to post today's Metal track on his behalf, so here it goes.

Today's Metal track is Disasterpiece by Slipknot. This one comes off their 2001 album titled, "Iowa". From what I can find, this song is said to be Corey Taylor's favorite song to do to get him pumped during a show and he just lets raw emotion through. This song was written by Taylor to describe the emotions he felt when being bullied in school and his desire to kill the one who bullied him. This song is dark and is all that is metal.

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Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Crack the Sky by Buckethead

Today's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day is Crack the Sky by Buckethead. This song is dedicated to 76ers star Blake Griffin. He also has some songs dedicated to Lebron James and other basketball stars. I wonder if they even know.

This is off of his 2011 album It's Alive.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - If I Have to Wake Up (Would You Stop the Rain?)

Hold on...
We are birds in your hand
Brace yourself
One in the air ten in the sand
Clip my wings and let me fall to you

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is If I Have to Wake Up (Would You Stop the Rain?) by Baroness. This is off of their most recent album Purple which was released last December. Such a beautiful song!

Weekend Wildcard - Mista Bone by Great White

This Weekend's Wildcard is Mista Bone by Great White. Heard this on the radio today and realized I hadn't posted any Great White yet. I had a Great White poster on my bedroom door when I was a kid. This is off of their 1989 album ...Twice Shy which is the follow up to the album 'Once bitten...'. I didn't realize until now that they released the two albums that way to go with their cover of Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Neat!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Strife by Trivium

Today's Metal Track is Strife by Trivium. This is off of their 2013 album Vengeance Falls. This album still hasn't really grown on me like their older stuff, probably because David Draiman from Disturbed produced it, but this track is still solid.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Horroscope by Overkill

Critical moments pass,
As doctrines of fools will last. 

Today's Metal Track is Horrorscope by Overkill. This is the title track off of their 1991 album by the same name. This song is one of the slowest songs by the thrash metal gods but it is also one of their heaviest. I think it is impossible not to headbang at the 2:40 mark.

Heavy Riffs
DD playing a double neck bass
Gant pulling out the sweet solo
And Blitz killing it on vocals as usual

What more do you want?

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Liar by Rollins Band

In honor of the Presidential Election today's Metal Track is Liar by Rollins Band. If you have never seen this video, you are missing out. I just watched it today for the first time in probably 10 years and I remember it like it was yesterday. So awesome. This is off of their 1994 album Weight. I'm glad I haven't gotten around to posting this until this year.

CAUSE I'M A LIAR!!!!

This was used on Beavis and Butthead where Beavis gets really excited because it sounds like Fire! Fire! Fire!



Here is the Beavis and Butthead clip:

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Battery by Metallica

Today's Metal Track is Jack's new favorite song, Battery, by Metallica. Jack asks for it in the car every time now as the "bloom bloom" song referencing the opening acoustic notes.

This is the opening track off of arguably the best Metal album of all time. Master of Puppets was released 30 years ago in 1986! What a beautiful introduction to the masterpiece of an album that follows. When the distortion kicks in it's like receiving a jolt from actual high voltage battery.

Smashing through the boundaries, Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the Battery
Pounding out aggression, Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Cannot kill the family, Battery is found in Me!

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Gravity Storm by Steve Vai

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Gravity Storm by Steve Vai. This is off of his 2012 album The Story of Light. Some pretty cool a quirky notes in this track. And be sure to check out the sweet electric harp thing that home girl is jamming on. The internet tells me that is Deborah Henson-Conant who owns the nickname Hip Harpist.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Changes by Charles Bradley (Black Sabbath Cover)

By request, today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is a Soul cover of Changes by Charles Bradley. Black Sabbath originally released this in 1972 on their Vol. 4 album. This cover was released as a Record Store Black Friday single in 2013. Earlier this year it was included as the title track on his album Changes. Enjoy the facial expressions.

Thanks to Rob Woodside for the recommendation!



Here is the original

Weekend Wildcard - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by Shooter Jennings featuring Marilyn Manson

So I've be waiting to post this all week. This Weekend's Wildcard is Cat People (Putting out Fire). This video was released this past Monday and I cam across it on Facebook via Manson. I watched this amazingly bizarre 8-bit graphic style video and had no idea what it was, only that I loved it. I had never heard of Cat People before.

Let me see if I can do this is one sentence (Sorry English teachers):

This song by Waylon Jennings' son, Shooter Jennings, and Marilyn Manson is a cover of the theme song, originally composed by Giorgio Moroder and performed by David Bowie, for the 1982 remake of the 1942 erotic horror movie Cat People which is about werecats who are people that turn into panthers after mating with a human and must kill to return to human form.

Whew, I'm sure that was not grammatically correct but I wanted to point out how awesome and bizarre this track is. Shooter Jennings is a big Giorgio Moroder fan and decided to put out a tribute album in his honor titled Cauntach (For Giorgio). The Italian singer, songwriter, and DJ has composed numerous songs in films over the years. This track is the closing track on that album.

Manson does an outstanding job covering Bowie's vocals and the video also has some great tributes to the late icon. RIP!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Welcome to Planet M.F. by White Zombie

Today's Metal Track is Welcome to Planet M.F. by White Zombie. This is the opening track off of their 1992 album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume On. On the album, the opening track consists of this song followed by Psychoholic Slog which is awesome. I found the two combined on YouTube but the sound quality was crap so I went with this official one.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - My Dying Time by Black Label Society

Today's Metal Track is My Dying by Black Label Society. This is off of their 2014 album Catacombs of the Black Vatican. This is the most recent single and album released by the band. I haven't heard of them working on anything new but Zakk did just release his second solo album earlier this year. Maybe he will have time now to do something with BLS.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Lost by Death Angel

Everyone hates a bully!

Today's Metal Track is an anti-bullying song titled Lost by the American thrash metal band Death Angel. This is off of their latest album, The Evil Divide, which was released earlier this year.

I've grown to see the wrong I've done
And I cannot shake this pain
So I close my eyes, and let it go
With one final breath of shame

Rain down on me
And wash this pain away

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Pliable Foe by Isis

Today's Metal Track is Pliable Foe by Isis. Again, the good Isis. This track was released in a unique way. In 2010, Isis and the Melvins collaborated on a split EP titled Melvins/Isis that only contained two track from each band. The EP was released after Isis had announced their unfortunate dissolution. This track and music video was later included on their 2012 compilation album Temporal.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Deny the Absolute by Pelican

As a follow up to last week's trip to Illinois, today's Instrumental Metal Track is Deny the Absolute by Pelican. These guys are from Des Plaines, Illinois. This is off of their 2013 album Forever Becoming.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Sister Christian by Night Ranger

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Sister Christian by Night Ranger. This is off of their 1984 album Midnight Madness. It was written by drummer Kelly Keagly for his sister Christy. It was supposed to be Sister Christy but when they were recording it one of the band members said it sounded like Christian so they stuck with it.

This has been in numerous TV shows, movies and video games. For me, I can't listen to the song and not think of the hilarious scene in boogie nights when the guys are waiting to do a deal at a drug dealers house. This song is playing really loud in the house and there is a kid walking around throwing fire crackers on the ground while the dealer is playing Russian roulette and it freaks them out because they are already on edge.


Here is the scene

Weekend Wildcard - Fantasy by Aldo Nova

Well I've never heard of this band but I know the song. This Weekend's Wildcard is Fantasy by Aldo Nova. This is the opening track off of their self-titled debut album. Rob Dyrdek used this in a flashback scene on his show Rob & Big. A cover version of the song performed by Steel Panther is the current theme song on his show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. I guess you could say he is a fan.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Lord of This World by Black Sabbath

Today's Metal Track is Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. This is off of their 1971 album Master of Reality. This album is considered to be the foundation of doom metal, stoner rock, and sludge metal. This track is a great example of that foundation.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - M∆chine by Born of Osiris

Since I'm in Illinois I figure I should post a least one band from the state before I leave. Today's Metal Track is M∆chine by Born of Osiris. These guys are from Palatine which is a suburb of Chicago. This is the opening track off of their 2013 album Tomorrow We Die Alive.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Breathing Lightning by Anthrax

You always had the chance to do the right thing
Until the right thing comes undone

Today's Metal Track is Breathing Lightning by Anthrax. This is off of their most recent album For All Kings. If you haven't checked this album out yet, it's pretty solid. This is their most poppy song on the album but I still think it rocks. Former Shadows Fall guitarist, Jon Donais, was a big pick up for the band. He has a short but sweet solo on this track.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Pissed Off and Mad About It by Texas Hippie Coalition

OK so today's metal track just randomly showed up in YouTube for me today. I have never heard of these guys but it had 5 Million views so I decided to check it out. It's not the best song but it has some heavy riffs and is fairly funny. You can tell they are fans of fellow Texas native Dimebag Darrell with their signature Dimebag guitars.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Continuum Drift by Jeff Loomis

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Continuum Drift by Jeff Loomis. This is off of his 2012 album Plains of Oblivion. I really hope he continues to put out solo stuff. I think it is better than anything he is doing with other bands. I only have one instrumental track left to post off of this album. Come on Jeff, think about my blog! I need more!

I've mentioned this before, but I had the pleasure of shaking his gigantic "I can hit every fret on the guitar" hand after his show a few years back at Lincoln Theater.

Dan, this sounds like something you would write.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Routine by Steven Wilson

Prepare for the feels.

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is a beautifully sad song by Steven Wilson. Routine is off of his 2015 album Hand. Cannot. Erase. The song is about a woman who lost her husband and two sons in a school shooting. To cope with the loss, she maintains a routine of cleaning the house, preparing meals, and making beds as if they were still alive. Then she undoes everything and makes a mess so she will have something to do.

Ninet Tayeb provides guest vocals on this track as well as song Ancestral on this album.

Routine keeps me in line
Helps me pass the time
Helps me to sleep

Weekend Wildcard - Turn Me Loose by Loverboy

This Weekend's Wildcard is Turn Me Loose by Loverboy. This was the Canadian rock band's first ever single off of their 1980 self-titled debut album.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Punk it Up by Infectious Grooves

Today's Metal Track is Punk it Up by Infectious Grooves. This is opening track off of their 1991 album debut album The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves.

Get your Funk on!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Silvera by Gojira

When you change yourself, you change the World!!!

Quit moaning about fate and change
Stand up on your feet and rise
With every fall you get the pain, you learn the lesson
Start now, open your eyes

Today's Metal Track is Silvera by the French metal band Gojira. This is off of their newest album Magma which was just released last month. I absolutely love this track. It's probably my favorite of 2016 so far. As you can tell by the lyrics posted above its about taking control of yourself and making yourself a better person. Take your licks, quit the whining, and be somebody! The video has some really sweet imagery too.

I don't know about you but I'm motivated!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Unknown by Shadows Fall

Today's Metal Track is The Unknown by Shadows Fall. This is the opening track from their 2012 album Fire from the Sky. That was their last release. They are currently on a semi hiatus while the members fulfill duties with their other bands such as Anthrax, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Act of Defiance. Hopefully this is not the last we hear from the guys.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Death and the Labyrinth by At the Gates

"With Every Dawn The World Deforms"

Today's Metal Track is Death and the Labyrinth by At the Gates. Heard this on Liquid Metal today and thought it was pretty awesome. This is off of their 2014 album At War with Reality.

These guys are from Gothenburg, Sweden. That sounds made up but it's not. As far as I can tell, there is no link between this city and what we know now as "Goth".

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Dilemma by Kiko Loureiro

Today's Metal Track is Dilemma by Brazilian metal guitarist Kiko Loureiro. This is off of his 2005 debut solo album No Gravity. He replaced Chris Broderick in Megadeth last year and appeared on their most recent album. To be honest, I had never heard of the guy before he joined the band. Dude can shred.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - One of these Nights by the Eagles

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is One of the Nights by the Eagles. This is the opening and title track off of their 1975 album by the same name. It was the last album to feature Bernie Leadon on guitar who was replaced by Joe Walsh.

The late Glenn Frey had this to say about the track:
"A lot of things came together on One Of These Nights – our love of the studio, the dramatic improvement in Don's and my songwriting. We made a quantum leap with "One Of These Nights." It was a breakthrough song. It is my favorite Eagles record. If I ever had to pick one, it wouldn't be "Hotel California"; it wouldn't be "Take It Easy." For me, it would be "One Of These Nights."

Weekend Wildcard - Turn Up the Radio by Autograph

Turn it up!

This Weekend's Wildcard is Turn Up the Radio by Autograph. This is off of their 1984 album Sign In Please which is referenced at the beginning of the video.

LOL at the product placement of the PaperMate Sharpwriter mechanical pencil which had just been released that year.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Running Free by Coheed and Cambria

Jack's choice tonight: Today's Metal Track is The Running Free by Coheed And Cambria. This is off of their 2007 album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow. It has taken me 30 minutes to make this post because Jack keeps maing me replay the video.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Take Me Away by Killswitch Engage

Today's Metal Track is Take Me Away by Killswitch Engage. This is off of their second self-titled album which came out in 2009. This was the bands final album with Howard on vocals.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Kerosene by Baroness

Today's Metal Track is Kerosene by Baroness. This is off of their 2015 album Purple.

You'll take your time
I'll take mine
And I'll wait so...patiently

Drown my love in Kerosene
And in the final hour
Absence told my heart to wander away

When I am done I'll lay in the sun
And when I am done I'll lay in the sun

Scott's Metal Track of they Day - Seal The Deal by Volbeat

Today's Metal Track is Seal the Deal by Volbeat. This is the title track off of their most recent album Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie. Which reminds me, I still need to buy this album.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Mind-Spun by Animals As Leaders

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Mind-Spun by Animals As Leaders. This is off of their most recent album Joy of Motion which was released in 2014. Looks like they have a new album coming out some time this year. Looking forward to it!